Become a Fan

April 04, 2012

Date the Author - can the reality show be far behind?

On April first I got this email from Limehouse Books:

At Limehouse Books we like to put social at the heart of everything we do, whether it's organising events, connecting on Twitter and Facebook, or hosting parties. We've been trying to think how we could be even more social, then we had a brilliant idea: why not let our community of readers make intimate connections with our list of talented authors. And so we created Limehouse Dates.

Bobby Nayyar, Limehouse’s MD, said, ‘A lot of publishing houses have been creating new ventures, to further utilise the talents they have on their lists. We thought about it carefully and decided to create Limehouse Dates, as we have a list of young, talented and attractive authors. This seemed like the natural way forward. All prospective dates are rigorously vetted, and have so far been completely satisfied with their evenings out, and in.’

Of course the fact that it arrived on April Fool's Day wasn't lost on me, but given the emphasis on sharing everything every moment of the day via Social Networking and the fact that authors are encouraged to do everything possible to market their books, can a real version of this be far behind? Hmm, I feel an idea for a reality show coming on...

(Want to get writing advice from Mark Twain, Anton Chekhov, and Ernest Hemingway? It's in my newest book, Your Creative Writing Masterclass, published by Nicholas Brealey and available now from Amazon or your other favorite book seller.)

Comments

Date the Author - can the reality show be far behind?

On April first I got this email from Limehouse Books:

At Limehouse Books we like to put social at the heart of everything we do, whether it's organising events, connecting on Twitter and Facebook, or hosting parties. We've been trying to think how we could be even more social, then we had a brilliant idea: why not let our community of readers make intimate connections with our list of talented authors. And so we created Limehouse Dates.

Bobby Nayyar, Limehouse’s MD, said, ‘A lot of publishing houses have been creating new ventures, to further utilise the talents they have on their lists. We thought about it carefully and decided to create Limehouse Dates, as we have a list of young, talented and attractive authors. This seemed like the natural way forward. All prospective dates are rigorously vetted, and have so far been completely satisfied with their evenings out, and in.’

Of course the fact that it arrived on April Fool's Day wasn't lost on me, but given the emphasis on sharing everything every moment of the day via Social Networking and the fact that authors are encouraged to do everything possible to market their books, can a real version of this be far behind? Hmm, I feel an idea for a reality show coming on...

(Want to get writing advice from Mark Twain, Anton Chekhov, and Ernest Hemingway? It's in my newest book, Your Creative Writing Masterclass, published by Nicholas Brealey and available now from Amazon or your other favorite book seller.)